Category: C#
How we quickly refactored with Resharper more than 23.000 calls to Debug.Assert() into more meaningful assertions
Since the NDepend inception more than 15 years ago, we stuffed our code with calls to Debug.Assert(). This results today in more than 23.000 assertions calls. Few developers realize that...
The proper usages of Exceptions in C#
The C# exception basics are generally well understood. However exceptions are often used as a way to sweep error handling duty under the carpet. As I did in The proper...
The proper usages of the keyword ‘static’ in C#
The keyword static is somewhat awkward in a pure Oriented-Object world. I would like to explain here what are the right usages of static I came up after 25 years of...
Using C#9 record and init property in your .NET Framework 4.x, .NET Standard and .NET Core projects
C#9 record and C#9 init property are really nice addition to the language. As explained in C#9 records: immutable classes, both are syntactic sugar that don’t require any change at...
C# Index and Range Operators Explained
C#8 added the index ^ and range .. operators. In this post I am attempting to demystify both in the most comprehensive way. The index operator ^ Let’s start with...
C#9 records: immutable classes
Record is a long time awaited feature now proposed by C# 9. Finally we have a concise syntax to express this: [crayon-6002eeb6a39d1495398047/] Isn’t it beautiful? In the NDepend code itself...
New C#9 keywords ‘and’ ‘or’ ‘not’
HoweverThe C#9 language introduces new controversial keywords: and keyword: Conjunctive patterns. Require both patterns to match or keyword: Disjunctive patterns. Require either pattern to match not keyword: Negative patterns. Require...